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If you want your kids to thrive this summer, don’t just turn off their phones – open your front door, too

Children’s worlds have been shrinking and it’s harming their mental health. It’s time for parents to be brave and allow them a little independence, says Lenore Skenazy, president of childhood independence nonprofit Let Grow

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How Do We Feel About Women's Work?

Plus: Rampant illiteracy, teen-suicide rates and screens, and more...

Reason

Masters Of The Universe First Reactions Are Here. Do People Think It Has The Power?

‘80s kids unite!

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The Real Lord of the Flies Story Netflix Isn't Telling

The famous novel portrays kids as savages when left to their own devices. But is that actually true?

Reason

63 People Who Got Roasted So Bad In 2025, They’re Still Recovering

They say you only roast the ones you love. But with internet strangers, delivering the occasional sick burn without malicious intent can make for a hilariously memorable conversation. Here are some of the epic roasts we’ve collected for the year 2025. Given how spicy these exchanges were, we can expect…

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Mom Placed on Child Abuse Registry for Letting 13-Year-Old Babysit

Pennsylvania’s “Reasonable Independence for Children” bill pushes back on overzealous child neglect laws.

Reason

Flying shoes, a viral BLM speech and that leather jacket: Q+A’s most memorable moments

The ABC’s storied panel show is ending after 18 years – but its polarising topics and infamous arguments will live on in Australia’s collective memory

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‘Unschooling’ parents put their kids in charge of their own educations. Are they actually learning?

The radical, open-ended teaching philosophy has gained steam among influencers. But some who experienced it would never go back

The Guardian - US

Some child psychologists say the U.S. surgeon general’s call for social media warning labels is ‘moral panic’

Other mental health experts, in contrast, say warning labels are a great first step that could save lives.

Fortune

Elementary Schools Ban Tag, Football, and Fun During Recess

"It really feels as though maybe we've lost touch with what's developmentally appropriate," says one Montgomery County mom.

Reason

Even Canada Thinks the Nanny State Has Gone Too Far on Outlawing Fun

A new white paper from the Canadian Pediatric Society recommends more unstructured play time for kids.

Reason

Families of gay hate victims 'reliving a nightmare'

Loved ones of LGBTQI people killed in suspected or confirmed hate crimes have spoken of their grief as a landmark NSW inquiry comes to an end.

AAP

Small steps of justice: families await the outcome of landmark inquiry into gay hate crimes

The special commission examined the unsolved deaths of more than 30 people between 1970 and 2010 believed to be victims of LGBTQ+ hate crimes

The Guardian - AU

Helicopter Parenting Hurts Your Kids' Mental Health

Social media overuse among teens may be a symptom, not the cause, of their distress.

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Hate inquiry claims absolute rubbish, says ex-top cop

A controversial interview by an ex-detective has been the focus of an inquiry into gay hate crimes as it examines the high-profile case of Scott Johnson.

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Unsolved homicide cases would take '900 years to clear'

NSW Police would need centuries to review all of the state's unsolved homicides even if no more murders happened, an internal review says.

Newcastle Herald

Never ending grief for Hunter family of gay hate crime victim

'It was three days later ... after I identified the body ... they took me into a room and said, why'd you do it?'

AAP

Gay hate inquiry returns to probe police failures

Several NSW Police strike forces into gay hate crimes will be scrutinised by the special inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes in Sydney.

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Journalist's unsolved death possibly linked to gay hate

The disappearance of Wollongong TV newsreader Ross Warren at a known gay beat 34 years ago is the focus of an inquiry looking into historic hate crimes.

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Buy now, pay later services will be considered credit products by the end of the year. Here's how it will work

The federal government will classify buy now, pay later options as credit products, as part of sweeping changes to protect both consumers and the industry. Here's what it means in practice.

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Clampdown on buy now, pay later following abuse claims

The federal government will move to regulate buy now, pay later services in a bid to protect Australians against financial abuse and hardship.

AAP

Grandad killed in 'cowardly' attack: gay hate inquiry

A grandfather fatally beaten in a Newcastle public toilet was likely targeted by a violent thief, an inquiry into suspected gay hate crimes has been told.

The Guardian - AU

Police had ‘adversarial relationship’ with family of killed man Scott Johnson, inquiry hears

Notes before the special commission of inquiry show some police wanted to ‘defeat’ the 27-year-old’s family for ‘pushing’ for homicide investigation

AAP

Alarm bells on gay bashings should have sounded: ex-cop

A former senior police officer involved in pivotal cold cases of gay men killed in the 1980s has told an inquiry homophobic attacks were well-known to police.

AAP

Suicide theory queried in gay man's Bondi disappearance

A NSW inquiry into historical gay hate crimes has probed whether a theory of suicide put forward to explain a man's disappearance was supported by the evidence.

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